Babcock International Group has entered into a three-year partnership with EngineeringUK as part of its commitment to inspire and attract the next generation of future talent into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers.
The partnership will focus on all aspects of early careers, from STEM activities in primary and secondary schools, as well as colleges, right through to apprenticeships and graduate roles in all disciplines including engineering and technology, business operations and environmental management.
Babcock’s CEO, David Lockwood, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with EngineeringUK. Increasing our outreach STEM programmes in a strategic and targeted way will enable us to attract and build a workforce that has the capability to deal with the ever evolving complex challenges our customers face.
“As a leading defence business, we are already working on some of the biggest industrial, digital and environmental challenges in the world and the assets and programmes we manage can often span decades, so it is crucial we start engaging at an early age.
“Collaborating in this way will ensure we don’t just secure the future talent that our business needs but that we have the best people, with the best skills working in an inclusive, diverse and engaging culture.”
CEO of EngineeringUK, Dr Hilary Leevers, added: “We’re thrilled to welcome Babcock to our community of corporate members. Members play a fundamental part in inspiring the next generation and helping to deliver impactful engineering focused STEM engagement activities and opportunities at a national and strategic level. We look forward to working with them to enable more young people from all backgrounds to be informed, inspired and progress into engineering.”
Babcock already has an active STEM programme supported by over 550 trained STEM Ambassadors. The partnership will see the company actively working across EngineeringUK’s partnership forum, contributing to early career’s research papers on STEM engagement, apprenticeship and graduate programmes, as well clearer insight into the barriers to entry in areas like engineering and technology.
EngineeringUK is a leading not-for-profit organisation enabling more young people from all backgrounds to progress into engineering and technology. It leads collaborative work across hundreds of organisations to improve the impact of engineering and tech engagement for young people - with the aim of ensuring that the UK has the workforce needed for engineering and technology to thrive, to drive economic prosperity, improve sustainability and achieve net zero.
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